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245x180mm
192 pages
ISBN: 978-1-7398878-6-5
Published in 2024
Produced in association with
World Chess and FIDE

Includes 4 Chess Players postcards

An incredible collection of images of chess players from the last 130 years, showcasing the unique relationship between chess and culture, featuring world famous actors, artists, politicians and musicians.

With an introduction and photo captions by Dylan Loeb McClain, former chess columnist for The New York Times, the photographs in Chess Players help explain the enduring attraction of this cerebral game, from pawn to king, amateur to grandmaster. Featuring an essay by Martin Amis and an interview with Viswanathan Anand, Indian chess grandmaster, a former five-time World Chess Champion and a record two-time Chess World Cup Champion.

Chess Players Collector’s Edition cover

Collector’s Edition book with a C-type print in a clamshell box

Limited edition of 300

Available from World Chess here

Chess Players Collector’s Edition

Reviews

An incredible collection of photographs documenting the intersection of chess and culture is published by FUEL, in the year FIDE (the International Chess Federation) celebrates its 100th anniversary. Artists, actors, musicians and more all show their love of the most cerebral of games in Chess Players.

The Guardian – In Pictures

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